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On Pearl Harbor Day, Christine Stay share her experience growing up as a Japanese-American person and discuss how we pass along identity, pride, bias, and fear through generations. Friction Farm (Aidan Quinn & Christine Stay) will share their music.
As we honor Labor Day, we reflect not only on the value of work but also on the widening gap between those who labor and those who profit. What do our Unitarian Universalist principles call us to do in the face of economic injustice? Join us as we explore the dignity of work, the challenges … Continue reading Dignity, Work, and the Wealth Divide
Join us this Sunday as we celebrate UU Singer / Songwriters and “Side with Love” a public advocacy campaign run by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) that uses love’s power to combat oppression. The campaign’s core message is to stand in solidarity with those facing injustice and work towards a more loving and equitable world. If … Continue reading Songs on the Side of Love
In this service we will discuss the defining characteristics of both religious liberalism and political liberalism as well as the difference between the two historically and in our modern society.
Join us as we celebrate Martin Luther King weekend with a look back at how UU’s have joined in the struggle for voting rights along with music from the civil rights era. This is a YouTube sermon.
As we return to a new school year, John deVille joins us to explore Gandhi’s Seven Social Sins as applied to the public school classroom: Wealth without work / Pleasure without conscience / Knowledge without character / Commerce without morality / Science without humanity / Religion without sacrifice / Politics without principle.
Once again, America finds itself at a crossroads with nothing but the will of The People to guide her one way or the other. We are again reminded that freedom is, as the song goes, a constant struggle. As Frederick Douglass said, “it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the … Continue reading In Times Like These
Pride Month is a celebration of being true to one’s self. For many, living authentically can be the biggest challenge due to the pressures of society. Never one to shy away from a challenge Professional Oldetime Circus Strongman, Rick Tarleton discusses growing up openly Queer in Rural Appalachia, building a community where there was none, … Continue reading Finding Strength
TBA Don West, Jr. delivered a Juneteenth and Father’s Day homily in 2022 as a guest speaker at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Laguna Beach, California (“UUFLB”) where he is also a member. The talk is organized around the jubilee of freedom that is Juneteenth and exploring the intersection of the Unitarian Universalists’ 1st Principle … Continue reading Juneteenth & Our 1st UU Principle
The Underground Railroad is one of the most important chapters in American History. This engaging, interactive concert of songs, stories and narratives about slavery and the quest for freedom reveals the hope, power and eventually, the triumph that was accomplished by shared by a network of multicultural allies. Through song, story, audience involvement and a … Continue reading Music and the Underground Railroad
